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Waves just made building a pro-level plugin chain a lot cheaper - grab 2 for $59.99 or 4 for $99.99
By Daryl Robertson published
From full production bundles to must-have compressors, vocal effects, and so much more, you don't want to miss this Waves sale

Void & Vista's plugins are 'pieces of art for people to make art with'
By Andy Price published
We sit down with the brains behind Strands and Folds, two Kontakt instruments that caught our attention with a wildly imaginative approach to sound design

How to emulate a classic analogue recording system entirely with plugins
By Jon Musgrave published
It’s entirely likely that you could recreate many legacy analogue set-ups with just a few chained plugins. Here, we’ll show you how to get started

Hans Zimmer on the synth plugin that he's been working with "for years"
By Matt Mullen published
Zimmer digs deep into his creative process in this interview with Rick Beato

"This really is the ultimate sound design tool": 6 of the most creative plugin synths for sound design
By Andy Jones published
Everything from plants that grow sonic tentacles to synths that create sounds in both time and space

How Cherry Audio recreated the sound of the world's first commercial polysynth in software
By Andy Price published
We caught up with Cherry Audio's CTO Dan Goldstein to find out more about how it crafted a plugin emulation of a super-rare proto-synth from 1939

Predicting the future evolution of plugin design
By Adam Douglas published
It's out with hardware replication and in with simplification, with a considerable heap of AI on the side - we ask the experts to foresee the plugin experience of tomorrow

“Unlocks a new layer of compositional creativity that was absent from previous versions”: Ableton Live 12 Suite review
By Si Truss published
With the arrival of Live 12.2, we revisit and update our review for 2025
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